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About Us

Concept

 

 

Fifteen52 v.2 is better defined by our concept rather than any specific line of products or services. Simply stated, our number one goal is to offer our customers whatever is necessary to make them feel they own truly unique automobiles.

 

Whether you’re looking to build a project from scratch, increase your European vehicle’s performance over time, or have us address your basic repair/maintenance requirements, we’re here to make your experience something substantially better than you’d likely expect.

 

We carry a wide variety of products ranging from hardcore performance parts to OEM replacement parts – basically anything necessary to make your vehicle accelerate faster, handle better, stop shorter, more attractive, or even last longer.

 

Fifteen52 is also a licensed Florida used car dealer and can locate and purchase just about any car that interests you. We specialize in hard-to-find vehicles, as well as those especially coveted by today’s European car enthusiasts. We realize most enthusiasts like to start with clean, unmodified vehicles, so we look for such examples whenever possible, but we also look for intelligently modified examples as well. Once we get a car back to fifteen52, each car is comprehensively checked over and any maintenance or necessary repair work is undertaken and guaranteed. From there it’s up to you: Let fifteen52 build an original European vehicle into your dream car, or take it home and do it yourself.

 

 

Background

 

 

Fifteen52 approaches everything we do from an enthusiast perspective. We are a small but dedicated operation that prefers to take each job and each sale on a case-by-case basis. Customer service is our number one priority and our true measure of success is how well we manage to foster a customers’ love affair with his or her vehicle.

 

Owned and operated in Sarasota, FL by Brad Beardow and Shawn Grawunde, fifteen52 v.2 is a follow-up to Brad’s former company, 1552 Design, Inc. Located originally in the Washington, D.C. area and in operation from 1996 to 2003, 1552 Design was well known for its creative and cutting-edge project cars as well as superior customer service and consistent interaction with the VW and Audi communities.

 

As of Feb 1, 2010, we've teamed up with Euro tuning scene legend, Matt Crooke, and opened a Southern California location - fifteen52 west. Matt is the third partner and will operate the new Long Beach, CA facility.

 

With fifteen52 “version 2”, we look to integrate everything that was right with “version 1” and expand upon all of it to better suit today’s European performance car owner. This time, rather than focusing solely on Audi and VW vehicles, we’ve expanded our coverage to include products and service for all European vehicles, with an emphasis on Audi, BMW, Porsche and VW brands in particular.

 

At fifteen52 we aim to accomplish more than ever before, but not at the expense of our established commitment to quality work. For us, bigger isn’t better. Only better is better.

 

"1552 has always been to me the leader in vision and innovation in the vw/audi scene."